BlackBerry is definitely in need of something to wow the masses now that the Wi-Fi PlayBook is almost ready to launch. RIM is in a similar position that Microsoft was in during their Windows Mobile 6, 6.5 days and are in need of something new and fresh. During a keynote at RIM’s developer conference yesterday, David Yach CTO of software, shared some highlights on what RIM has been up to on the software side of things that include:
- A big portion of the talk is focusing on the benefit RIM will get from centralizing processes and tools
- One of the key reasons OS 6.1 is falling behind schedule is miscommunication between teams in the critical path of the project
- He didn’t focus on the problems as much as how RIM is going to solve them by easing conflicts in the critical path
- There is a new project “Highlander” using the concept from the movies “There can be only one”
- This project is taking the best features from OS 6.1 and the QNX OS to make OS 7. This seems to be where the rumors about OS 6.1 having a QNX core are coming from
- RIM is “very happy” with OS 6.1 but is struggling with losing the features users love
- OS 6.1 is almost 10 years old and has pushed its limits
- Still they are very happy about the “Liquid Graphics” in OS 6.1 adding a WOW factor to BlackBerrys
- This new OS 7 will also be the OS for the Playbook down the road. Seeing the theme of “there can be only one” ?
- RIM is still in the “early stages” of OS 7 with a target of 2012
With the new OS7 is codenamed Highlander will bring the newer OS6.1 and the ONX will become one in the future and will hopefully arrive to phones sometime in 2012. Again, hopefully.
via BerryReview
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